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Scandinavian Defence

A fast beginner-friendly Black answer to 1.e4: Mieses ...Qa5, Modern ...Nf6, and key sidelines.

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About the Scandinavian Defence

A fast beginner-friendly Black answer to 1.e4: Mieses ...Qa5, Modern ...Nf6, and key sidelines.

This is a playable repertoire, not a video course. You meet each position on the board, play the move yourself, and the opponent answers with the reply club players actually choose. Lines you have seen come back on a spaced schedule so they survive past the day you learned them.

You play
Black
Level
Beginner
Lines
12
Positions
34

Main line

Every branch in this course grows out of this opening sequence.

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5

What you'll learn

12 lines and 34 positions to recall.

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  1. 1. Enter the Scandinavian

    1...d5. Challenge e4 on move one.

  2. 2. Mieses: ...Qa5

    After Nc3, retreat ...Qa5. The main Scandinavian queen square.

  3. 3. Solid shell: ...c6 and ...Bf5

    Play ...c6, ...Bf5, and ...e6. The classical Mieses setup.

  4. 4. Vs Nd5 discoveries

    When White plays Nd5, step aside with ...Qd8 and keep developing.

  5. 5. Quiet develop: ...Nbd7 and ...Be7

    If White plays calmly, finish development and castle.

  6. 6. Middlegame: ...Qc7 and ...Nb6

    After castling, reposition the queen and pressure c4.

  7. 7. ...Bg4 pin plans

    In Qa5 lines, ...Bg4 can pin Nf3 and create pressure.

  8. 8. Queen to d6 retreat

    ...Qd6 is a modern alternative to ...Qa5.

  9. 9. Modern: 2...Nf6

    Instead of ...Qxd5, play ...Nf6 and regain with the knight.

  10. 10. Modern: ...g6 setups

    Fianchetto ideas in the Modern Scandinavian.

  11. 11. Vs 3.Bb5+

    Against Bb5+ in the Modern, interpose ...Bd7.

  12. 12. Sideline: 2.Nc3

    If White declines with 2.Nc3, take on e4 and develop.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Scandinavian Defence course on Chessply?
A fast beginner-friendly Black answer to 1.e4: Mieses ...Qa5, Modern ...Nf6, and key sidelines. It covers 12 lines built from 34 positions you play move by move.
Which side do you play in the Scandinavian Defence?
You play Black. The course opens with 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 and branches by White's setup.
How do I start learning the Scandinavian Defence?
Open the course and press Continue session. You watch the next move, play it back, and the branch map unlocks the following line. Nothing is quizzed before you have seen it.
Is the Scandinavian Defence course free?
Yes. There is no paid plan. You can train without an account, and signing in keeps your progress in sync across devices.
How long does it take to memorise the Scandinavian Defence?
Recall is capped at five lines a day, so a session is short and repeatable. The schedule stretches the gap between reviews each time you remember a line correctly.

Related openings

These courses start from the same first move, so what you learn here carries over.